Bitcoin Japan Corporation

Bitcoin Japan Co., Ltd. has filed a trademark application for the BJC AI LABS brand, making clear its intention to step up investments in embodied AI, robotics, and physical AI. The application, submitted on August 18, 2026, covers data collection, AI model training, and industry-specific embodied AI development, positioning the brand alongside the existing BJC ROBOTICS. The company has already committed 3.12 billion yen in initial investment capital and holds stakes in SpaceX and Figure AI. In an exclusive interview, CEO Philip Lord said the company currently holds no bitcoin and is prepared to allocate up to 12.5 percent of its capital base to digital assets over the long term. The company plans to build its business around three pillars: investments in late-stage unlisted AI companies, strategic assets such as rare earths, and physical AI operations.

Bitcoin Japan has announced a plan to raise approximately 9.7 billion yen through convertible bonds with stock acquisition rights and stock acquisition rights, and to allocate 662 million yen of that to purchasing Bitcoin. The company has been pursuing a Bitcoin treasury strategy but has so far held zero Bitcoin, making this potentially its first acquisition. In a previous stock acquisition rights plan, it had intended to allocate 988 million yen to holding Bitcoin, but due to an adjustment in the exercise price, the actual amount raised was only 3.145 billion yen, and no funds were allocated to Bitcoin. President Philip Lord has indicated a focus on governance, security arrangements, and the purchase price, and the company plans to make selective acquisitions between August 2026 and February 2028, taking market conditions into account.